09/29/2025
Hello folks
Here is another simple but truly life saving tidbit:
Most can recall their weight or height or even their SS number. But I bet most dont know all or most of these numbers!
Truth be told these are the more important numbers that you have to know :
1. Your Blood pressure and Heart rate - is easily obtained at home by using a blood pressure machine purchased at your local pharmacy. Many of them are high-tech and can sync the data to your phone but a simple one is adequate. Its also important to get a small notebook and keep a running log of this information by date and time. This information is very helpful to any physician you go to. Untreated high blood pressure or hypertension, can cause significant damage to vital organs, including the heart, brain and kidneys. Ideally these numbers should be less than 120/80
2. Cholesterol - most physicians are very conscientious about ordering these tests for the patients over a certain age. Did you know, though that the breakdown of the numbers is more relevant? HDL cholesterol over 50 is known to be cardio protective. The opposite is true for LDL cholesterol. Ideally one would like to see this under 100.
3. C reactive protein - known as an inflammatory marker most patients do not get what is called as high sensitivity CRP. Check with your physician when you get blood testing next time.
4. HbA1C - this blood test tells the physician how well your blood sugars were controlled in the past three months. High blood sugars cause high insulin levels in the body, which can add to inflammation. Ideally this number should be less than 5.5.
5. Waist circumference - wrap a tape measure around your abdomen at the level of your belly button and measure. This number should be less than half your height in inches.
Increased abdominal fat is an indicator of increased fat around the internal organs, leading to inflammation and premature aging.
So please go back and check these numbers for yourselves and cut down the inflammation, which causes disease and premature aging as well. Empower yourselves and live your best lives.
Please don’t hesitate to share with others that you think will benefit from this.
And as always, I welcome your comments and thoughts for that motivates me to post more in the future.
….until the next time ❤️